Lucky loser Sara Sorribes Tormo beats Ekaterina Alexandrova for the championship in Cleveland
1 year, 3 months ago

Lucky loser Sara Sorribes Tormo beats Ekaterina Alexandrova for the championship in Cleveland

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Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain, who received a lucky loser berth into the tournament, captured her second career singles title with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia at Tennis in the Land on Saturday. I know I can run and I used that to my advantage.” The championship was the final stop on an emotional roller-coaster for Sorribes Tormo, who was “almost crying in the players’ lounge” at the Nautica Entertainment Complex after being eliminated in the qualifying round. When Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania became the sixth player to withdraw from the 32-woman main bracket, she informed Sorribes Tormo that four additional spots were now available. Sorribes Tormo became the sixth lucky loser in WTA history to win a singles crown.

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WTA Elite Trophy 2023: Krejcikova opens with a win and will face Daria Kasatkina, Haddad Maia upsets Madison Keys
1 year, 2 months ago

WTA Elite Trophy 2023: Krejcikova opens with a win and will face Daria Kasatkina, Haddad Maia upsets Madison Keys

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova beat Magda Linette 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday in her opening round-robin match at the WTA Elite Trophy, the first postseason event on the women’s tour. In the opening match of the tournament, Beatriz Haddad Maia upset second-seeded Madison Keys 6-4, 6-4 to take an early lead in the the Camellia group, which also includes 20th-ranked Caroline Garcia. …

Jessica Pegula routs Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal for third career WTA Tour title
1 year, 4 months ago

Jessica Pegula routs Liudmila Samsonova in Montreal for third career WTA Tour title

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Top-ranked Daria Kasatkina struggles in opening round of Palermo Open
1 year, 5 months ago

Top-ranked Daria Kasatkina struggles in opening round of Palermo Open

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Top-ranked Daria Kasatkina struggled at times before beating Martina Trevisan on Tuesday in the opening round of the Palermo Open. Lansere was promoted to the main draw after Lucrezia Stefanini pulled out shortly before her scheduled opening match against Olga Danilovic with a shoulder injury. Seventh-seeded Emma Navarro of the United States is also through to the second round after …

Venus Williams loses to Jelena Ostapenko at Birmingham Classic after injury concern
1 year, 6 months ago

Venus Williams loses to Jelena Ostapenko at Birmingham Classic after injury concern

Hindustan Times  

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Madrid Masters 2023: Mirra Andreeva, 15, upsets Leylah Fernandez for first WTA Tour win
1 year, 7 months ago

Madrid Masters 2023: Mirra Andreeva, 15, upsets Leylah Fernandez for first WTA Tour win

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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva upset Canada’s Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday to clinch her first win on the WTA Tour. The 15-year-old Andreeva, awarded a main-draw wildcard, hit four aces and converted three of five break points to defeat 2021 US Open runner-up Fernandez in an hour and 16 minutes in …

Haddad Maia beats Sorribes Tormo in third-longest women’s match at French Open
1 year, 8 months ago

Haddad Maia beats Sorribes Tormo in third-longest women’s match at French Open

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Beatriz Haddad Maia battled from a set and 3-0 down to defeat Sara Sorribes Tormo in the third-longest women’s match ever played at Roland Garros to reach a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal on Monday. 1⃣9⃣6⃣8⃣ US Open: Maria Bueno 2⃣0⃣2⃣3⃣ French Open: Beatriz Haddad Maia After 5⃣5⃣ years, a Brazilian woman has made it to the quarterfinals of a Grand …

Bencic wins Abu Dhabi title, Potapova champion in Linz
1 year, 10 months ago

Bencic wins Abu Dhabi title, Potapova champion in Linz

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Olympic champion Belinda Bencic saved three match points to defeat Liudmila Samsonova in the Abu Dhabi final on Sunday for the eighth title of her career. It was Bencic’s second title of 2023 after her win in Adelaide while she also became the tour leader in match-wins this season, with her 12 passing Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka. I proved …

Explained: What is a 'lucky loser' in tennis and how is one selected?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: What is a 'lucky loser' in tennis and how is one selected?

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Elias Ymer and Nuno Borges are two of the 128 players who made the first round of Wimbledon 2022. A lucky loser is a player who loses a match in qualifying, but then enters the main draw to replace the qualified individual. It must be clarified, lucky loser can only take a qualified player’s place if the main drawn player’s …

Osaka, Muguruza exit Madrid Open in 2nd round
2 years, 7 months ago

Osaka, Muguruza exit Madrid Open in 2nd round

The Hindu  

Naomi Osaka and Garbine Muguruza were among leading players to be knocked out of the Madrid Open on a day of upsets. Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Osaka 6-3, 6-1 in the second round Sunday on the Spanish capital’s outdoor clay courts. Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka enjoyed six aces but had her serve broken five times by Sorribes Tormo, …

Indian Wells: Badosa's title defence meets Fernandez challenge; Azarenka, Kvitova exit
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian Wells: Badosa's title defence meets Fernandez challenge; Azarenka, Kvitova exit

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Reigning champion Paula Badosa outlasted friend and fellow Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-6, 6-1 at Indian Wells on Monday to set up a mouth-watering fourth round clash against U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez. Fernandez, who went down to Emma Raducanu in last year's final at Flushing Meadows, defeated American Shelby Rogers 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to close out Monday evening's action …

Ilya Ivashka upsets Pablo Carreno Busta in Winston-Salem Open quarterfinal; Magda Linette sets up WTA 250 semifinal with Irina-Camelia Begu
3 years, 3 months ago

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Begu beats No. 3 seed Alexandrova in Cleveland first round
3 years, 4 months ago

Begu beats No. 3 seed Alexandrova in Cleveland first round

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Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania beat third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 7-6, 6-3 on Sunday in the first round of Tennis in the Land. “I was aggressive as much as I could and my serve was really good today.” Alexandrova displayed frustration in the second set, throwing her racket after Begu held serve at 2-2. READ: Begu kept her composure throughout …

World Table Tennis Contender | Manika puts it across Sabine Winter
3 years, 4 months ago

World Table Tennis Contender | Manika puts it across Sabine Winter

The Hindu  

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Wimbledon 2021: Angelique Kerber Wins 3-hour Thriller vs Sara Tormo
3 years, 5 months ago

Wimbledon 2021: Angelique Kerber Wins 3-hour Thriller vs Sara Tormo

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Three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber held off a spirited challenge from Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo to win 7-5 5-7 6-4 on Thursday and book her place in the Wimbledon third round. Kerber arrived at the All England Club brimming with confidence having won the grasscourt title at Bad Homburg — her first tournament victory since defeating Serena Williams in …

Miami Open: Maria Sakkari ends Naomi Osaka's winning streak to reach semi-finals; Andreescu advances
3 years, 8 months ago

Miami Open: Maria Sakkari ends Naomi Osaka's winning streak to reach semi-finals; Andreescu advances

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Sara Sorribes Tormo Beats Eugenie Bouchard for Maiden WTA Title
3 years, 9 months ago

Sara Sorribes Tormo Beats Eugenie Bouchard for Maiden WTA Title

News 18  

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Ostrava Open: Jennifer Brady to face Sabalenka in semis - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Ostrava Open: Jennifer Brady to face Sabalenka in semis - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

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Ostrava Open: Aryna Sabalenka wins 12 straight games against qualifier Sara Sorribes Tormo in comeback
4 years, 2 months ago

Ostrava Open: Aryna Sabalenka wins 12 straight games against qualifier Sara Sorribes Tormo in comeback

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Aryna Sabalenka lost the first ten games before miraculously recovering to find the court with her groundstrokes and went on to take the next 12 games for a 0-6, 6-4, 6-0 win. Prague: Aryna Sabalenka staged a spectacular comeback against Spanish qualifier Sara Sorribes Tormo to reach the semi-finals of the Ostrava Open WTA tournament on Friday. I was out …

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